Category: Encouragements

  • The Disadvantaged

    Our God has a heart for those who are disadvantaged and suffering needs. Here are some descriptions of God in that respect.  Deuteronomy 10:17-18 “For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. He administers justice for […]

  • The Curse

    We have the disobedience of Adam and Eve recorded in Genesis 3:6-19 “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and […]

  • Reverence For God

    The Apostle John gives this description of his vision of the Lord God in heaven in Revelation 4:2-11 “Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was […]

  • God Looks At Your Heart

    King Saul had disobeyed, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.  1 Samuel 16:1-14 “Now the Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the […]

  • Do You Have To See To Believe?

    Jesus had just risen from the grave and had appeared to Mary Magdalene.  John 20:19-20; 24-29 “Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, […]

  • Peace Among Brethren

    In relationships between people, it is common for there to be conflict.  There can be conflict between co-workers, between parents and children, between husbands and wives and even between brethren within the church.  Conflicts can become very heated, and it may be difficult to find a good solution.  Sometimes a conflict becomes so great that […]

  • One Body

    The scriptures describe the church as a body.  We all understand about a body because we each have one.  We each have different members and organs that make up our physical body.  We each have a head with eyes and ears and a mouth.  We each have arms and legs.  We have a heart, a […]

  • Spiritual Blessings

    The letter of the apostle Paul to the Ephesians begins in a very powerful way. Ephesians 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.”  Do you feel blessed?  Sometimes we get burdened down by the cares of […]

  • Idolatry

    In the Old Testament, there were many gods and idols.  There was Baal and Ashtoreth the god and goddess of the Canaanites; there was Chemosh the god of the Moabites and Ammonites; there was Dagon the god of the Philistines. The Egyptians are said to have had 40 gods although none are mentioned by name in […]

  • Born Again

    John 3:1-2 “There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, ‘Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.’”  Nicodemus was […]